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my hybred calais

Started by rb_inside vbmenu_register("postmenu_1913718", true); · 10 Aug 2008 · 146 replies

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VLRAGEArchived member
lookin good man.......
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NEM SSArchived member
You have come so far want to see my parts on your car, any new pictures or progress? Cheer Kris ( RIPV8S)
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MNTVLBArchived member
any updates on this lookin AWESOME!!! love that colour
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rb_insideArchived member
had afew bits arrive in the mail
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SIKVLTArchived member
holysh!t there is some $$ worth there will make all the difference though
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NZ VLCTArchived member
Awesome! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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VL-DanArchived member
Looking good Kevin, some serious $$$ in those Rarespares parts I bet Hows the driveline coming along? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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rb_insideArchived member
Also had a problem sorted with one of the koni front shocks,one shock would pull out further than the other by about sat 40-50mm. stokes put them in their test machine to check performance,tech man was a little suprised at the reading or should i say the choice of valving words like oh um they not what i expected to see they,re not standard but nothing wrong with valving so he just opened them up and discovered that a plastic spacer to stop them from coming out to far was missing so a cheap fix,also tony is going to build a couple of diffs for me one lsd 3.45 and one 3.7 both 1 inch narrower but big brg axles holden pattern to suit hsv 315mm rear brake discs to try and fill those bl--dy bigg rims of kris's,brent will need advice on brake balance set up if you could put up a tech read please i want to fit 4 pot wilwoods on the rear and 6 on the front some cert guys want me to refit the standard vl brakes just abit of luck not sure BUT look up both sights compare prices for exactly the same parts,convert the dollars and have them delivered no duty or gst helps with the build is all can say not too sure if i'm game enough to try again not sure if ive posted this one before
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madrx3boyArchived member
Looking good Kevin, it's coming along nicely Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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UNONT2Archived member
very nice kevin,its going to be one perfect vl mate
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NZ_BT1Archived member
Excellent another person who bought new lights etc.....it makes all the difference nice work car will look great Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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NZ VLCTArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by rb_inside brent will need advice on brake balance set up if you could put up a tech read please i want to fit 4 pot wilwoods on the rear and 6 on the front some cert guys want me to refit the standard vl brakes what master will you be using?
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rb_insideArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by NZ VLCT what master will you be using? have no idea, the rear calipers i thought of are the 120-6806 fronts ??
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UNONT2Archived member
are they taiwanese tail lights ot genuine
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rb_insideArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by UNONT2 are they taiwanese tail lights ot genuine poor man copys,i'll live with them for now but i would'nt of bought them had ive known how cheap they look,will be still looking out for others as time goes by but cant get a wof without them,can't fault the rest of the goods
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NZ VLCTArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by rb_inside have no idea, the rear calipers i thought of are the 120-6806 fronts ?? the 120 8606 is a common caliper and will be good for what you want assuming the rotor thickness you are running suits... the 1.38" piston is what I would choose fronts - the 120 5960/61, the piston area is getting up there and if you are going to run a 1" master I would make a small pedal mod to help with pedal height. to get the balance 100% correct you are best to get a bias valve (also handy for burnouts but I didnt say that) what front rotors/hubs?
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rb_insideArchived member
330 hub type 28mm was thinking selling them and the 4 pots and going with a hub adapter and 343-370ish gotta fill those 20"rims
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UNONT2Archived member
could you not get genuine tail lights kevin?
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NEM SSArchived member
Awesome to see some more progress Kevin, keep us all posted as we all are waiting to see this car going and up close Awesome effort mate, cheers Kris
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NZ VLCTArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by rb_inside 330 hub type 28mm was thinking selling them and the 4 pots and going with a hub adapter and 343-370ish gotta fill those 20"rims oh you have Kris's brakes? the superlite 6 pots have the same pad and are about the same size as what you have now... so isnt going to look any bigger, upgrading to bigger rotors / calipers gets expensive, I upgraded mine recently from 330 to 355 and from a looks point of view its not that much bigger. if i was doing it and wanted to impress people by really filling the 20's, id go BIG rotors like 16" and some big calipers to suit, but its going to cost lots and not really perform any better on the street over what you have now.. the VT adaptor hubs, some wilwood hats in the right offset, 16" rotors, some large calipers and custom alloy brackets is all easy enough to do but like I say..... $$ not sure how expensive the DBA 52024/52030 362/365mm rotors are
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